What makes Greenhouse Greenhouse-y? This is the last of our 5 value statements.

What makes Greenhouse Greenhouse-y?

What makes Greenhouse, Greenhouse-y?

What makes Greenhouse, Greenhouse? In this series we explore the core values that make up our DNA.

#1 - ALL THE JESUS STUFF

We want to follow the whole way of Jesus. We want the teachings of Jesus and the miracles of Jesus. The communal life of Jesus and the inner life of Jesus. The Fruit of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit. We want to do all the Jesus stuff.

#2 - DOWN TO EARTH SPIRITUALITY

We believe our spirituality should not be a performance. We don’t want to wear masks* and we don’t want to take ourselves too seriously. We’re interested in an honest faith that works in real life.

#3 - OPEN HANDS

We stand with hands open ready to receive from God, but never clinging to what is given. We welcome new people in, and we freely send people out. We cook meals for one another, we care for those doing it tough, and we freely resource kingdom work. We are blessed to be a blessing.

#4 - ARROWS NOT LINES

All our actions and beliefs are arrows that direct us towards or away from Jesus, rather than boundary lines that tell us who is in and who is out. No one is too far away to turn to him. Jesus alone is the centre of our faith. All our traditions, doctrines, and practices must bend the knee to King Jesus. 

#5 - TRADITION AND PROGRESS

We want to translate our ancient faith into a modern world. We want to draw on the best of all streams of Christianity. We are not afraid to create and innovate, but we are also not afraid to stay within the simple bounds of tradition. We find vibrant life in the tension.